Utilizing the codification of Islamic Criminal law in the Maldives, this article argues that the process of codifying Islamic law often ignores classical conceptualizations of Islamic criminal law and judicial procedures established as preventative measures against the widespread implementation of Islamic criminal punishments (ḥudūd). Instead of recognizing the legal nuance in classical debates, reliance is placed on a narrow body of texts, and extracted rules are reformed for easy implementation and compliance with modern human rights standards. By ignoring classical discussions of Islamic criminal law, and adopting a singular conception of codification, a paradox emerges wherein the resulting criminal code is less punitive, but more enforceable than its classical counterpart. A second paradox is that on one hand religious legitimacy and moral credibility is desired through the implementation of an Islamic penal code, but on the other, controversial criminalized actions are assumed to be non-prosecutable.

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马尔代夫编纂伊斯兰刑法的悖论

本文利用马尔代夫的伊斯兰刑法编纂法，认为将伊斯兰法编纂的过程常常无视伊斯兰刑法的经典概念化和司法程序，而这些法律程序是为防止广泛实施伊斯兰刑罚而建立的预防措施（ḥudūd）。依赖于狭义的文本，而不是承认古典辩论中的法律细微差别，而是对提取的规则进行了改革，以易于实施和遵守现代人权标准。通过忽略关于伊斯兰刑法的经典讨论，并采用单一的编纂概念，出现了一个悖论，其中所产生的刑法比传统的刑法更少惩罚性，但更具执行力。